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Investigative Forensic Psychology

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
MSc On-Campus Full-time, Part-time 1 - 2 years September £11550 in total £19688 in total
Course fee notes

Scholarships rewarding academic achievement available from £2,000. Find out more. Fees are for September 2026 entry. Please check Bournemouth University course website for the latest tuition fees information: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/pg-funding   

About Investigative Forensic Psychology, MSc - at Bournemouth University (BU)

Why study MSc Investigative Forensic Psychology at BU?

  • Learn about the underlying theories regarding the psychology of investigations and consider areas such as how face-processing can assist identification of individuals 
  • Explore different offence types – sexual offending, murder and violent crime, group offending, and different forms of cyber-crime 
  • Investigate and scrutinise violent mocked-up crime scenes to provide investigative evidence and learn how to present expert witness testimony in a mock court 
  • Evaluate victims, witnesses, suspects and offenders as well as the environment, geography and time to create fieldwork and case studies based on real experiences 
  • Benefit from the expert knowledge of our academics and guest speakers, including the Course Leader Dr Terri Cole who shares her extensive experience as a behavioural investigative adviser and serious crime analyst  
  • Develop transferable skills like writing grant proposals and how to publish research as well as working closely with a member of staff for your research topic, perhaps linked to your future career aspirations. 

Superb facilities

You will have access to our superb facilities, including an on-campus crime scene training centre, mock courtrooms and psychology testing suites with the latest eye-tracking and face-processing equipment.  


Entry requirements for this course

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